19+ hour, 43+ min ago   (498+ words) A new Medicine Hat home has opened its doors to six people who require accessible and affordable housing, with the space designed around their individual needs. REDI Enterprises Society officially cut the tape and opened Hampson House on Friday, marking…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (288+ words) As World Suicide Prevention Day takes place on Thursday, Sept. 10, suicide prevention and access to support remain among the services offered by Medicine Hat Family Service, which offers counselling, prevention programs and support for those affected by suicide. Medicine Hat…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1023+ words) TORONTO — Last May, six-year-old Kofi Berkley started getting itchy and developing bumps on his skin while he was playing with his friends at recess. The recess supervisor brought the Grade 1 student, who didn’t have any known allergies, to his Edmonton…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (482+ words) Four-year-old Emerson Wickerink is taking steps toward a milestone his family once thought might be out of reach. Emerson has begun using a set of robotic walking legs purchased with money raised through the Ridin’ for Kids Foundation. The young…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (688+ words) TORONTO — Greg Rennie says his bipolar depression was an eight out of 10 when he went in for his first ketamine infusion in April 2025. He ranked it a zero out of 10 right afterward. Rennie, who has had bipolar depression for almost…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (524+ words) Residents in rural communities across Cypress County are getting greater access to low-cost counselling without having to travel into Medicine Hat. Medicine Hat Family Service has expanded its rural counselling program, with an outreach counsellor travelling to different communities each…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (344+ words) Residents in Medicine Hat joined health-care advocates on Tuesday in calling for an end to Alberta’s move toward a two-tier health-care system. A rally was held outside the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner constituency office as part of a national day of action…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (663+ words) In an interview on Tuesday, Dr. Joss Reimer said measles is still spreading, while vaccine misinformation continues to circulate online. The national measles immunization rate for two-year-olds is about 85 per cent, falling short of the 95 per cent needed for herd…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (383+ words) Patients visiting the emergency department at Big Country Hospital in Oyen now have additional physician support through Alberta Health Services’ Virtual Emergency Physician program. Nursing staff can connect with an AHS physician by telephone or videoconference to assess patients with…...